Hey, everyone! I got this update up pretty fast, but I warn you, it might suck and it's only about 2500 words. I hope you enjoy it just the same. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Liebe,
Sesshomaru is Mine/Abbey
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Abbey: Yes, once again, it's interview time! Today, I'm going to interview InuYasha!
Inu: Feh.
Abbey: That's all you have to say? 'Feh?'
Inu: I would never get kidnapped in real life!
Abbey: Suuurrrree, InuYasha. At least you're not alone, Miroku's there with you.
Inu: That hentai monk? He ain't much for company.
Abbey: I'm sure you'd rather be with Kagome, am I right?
Inu: Use your brain, Stupid! Of course I'd rather be with Kagome!
Abbey: And how bout that Battousi?
Inu: You'd better not, or I swear, I'll rip out your intestines and make you eat them!
Abbey (gets out fork) I do not own InuYasha.
Inu: Damn right you don't!
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Now to thank all of you reviewers!
Okami no Hanyou: Thanks again for those 3 reviews. You are so nice! Can't wait for your update either! Hope you like the chapter, Beppi!
Brianna: Hehehe, Battousi is worth a lot, seeing as he's...him, lol. Maybe we can all put in money for him...you know, a split, just to keep him in shape, haha. Anyways, he talks to Kagome in this chapter and you get to see what Sango and Sesshomaru talks about. Hope you like the chapter!
lost-forgotten-alone: Haha, yup, he went and got himself in a pickle. Let's see if Fluffy-sama can talk his way out of this one. Hope you like the chapter!
katty-kat: Okay, I can assure you now that InuYasha will not be paired with Kikyou, because I hate that bitch with a passion just as you do. As for Bat and Kag, Ses, San, Mir, I'm not sure yet. At the end of the story, though, I'm going to have alternate endings so they will fit each of the pairings. I might get hit for this chapter, but I'm not really sure. TTYL! Hope you like the chapter!
Inuyasha'smistress: The whole Kouga smelling Kagome thing is answered in this chapter. Okay, you see, he didn't want to bother her while she was grieving, that's why. And yeah, it does suck for Sango being hit on by those guys. It's a good thing that Battousi likes Kagome and Yukio is fried to a crisp, or else things would be REALLY bad for her, lol. Hope you like the chapter!
Nightfall2525: Glad you liked the last chapter and hope you like this one too! I think it's okay, but I think that I could've done better too...oh well.
SPaZin-Person: This chapter didn't take me too long, yeah! I only hope the next chapter is the same...anywho, Hopw you like the chappie, Gabby!
Air-Faerie45: Hope your computer gets better soon! That was fun, torturing Marisa. It's hillarious when she's so possessive over Battousi...anyways, hope you like those sites I sent you. Those has some really cool clips on them. Oh, and I'll be sending you another site too that has a crap load of pics on it from a lot of different anime. TTYL, AF and WKK! I hope this chapter isn't too sucky...Auf Wiedersehen!
LadyRedEyes/Kagome-chan/Marisa: Battousi is such a tease! You know you'd like to TIE HIM UP, lol. Ah, so many inside jokes, so little time! But really, we should TAKE THAT ONE OUT TO THE CLEANERS! hehehehehehe. Yeah, we get to go to the art museum tomarrow! And we're off for break too, that's the greatest! Too bad I still have German III homework. (sweatdrops) Oh well, TTFN, TTYL, LYLAS, Toodles!
Thanks to everyone that reviewed and also everyone that didn't too! And happy holiday break! How I love when there is no school!
Liebe,
Sesshomaru is Mine/Abbey
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Sesshomaru's Red Eyes
Chapter 25:
"Leave Kagome Alone!"
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XOXOX Shippou's Dream XOXOX
Shippou drifted off to sleep for only a second when something very strange happened. He heard a voice, barely above a whisper. It was a very soft and understanding voice, and it called Shippou gently, speaking in his ear…
"…Shippou…"
Someone's hair was brushing lightly against his face. Now he could feel a breath on his face too. It got steadily closer and closer until…someone's lips very softly were pressed against his… And, unaware of what he was really doing, Shippou tenderly rubbed noses with her…
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"Huh?" Shippou said as he sat up in bed. "That was really weird!" He looked around the room, "But no one is here. Am I just making up fantasies because of…InuYasha…because of him dying?" He frowned slightly, and rubbed his ear. It was still warm, as though someone was just speaking into it. His lips were tingling. He blushed, "If that girl that was talking to me was half as pretty as she sounded…" He blushed. His tail twitched, "Something's coming," he said, "But what could it be?"
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"Uh…I'm outta here!" Kouga said. Then he added in an undertone, "Good luck with her being so pissed." He turned to leave but stopped, "I know Kagome must not be feeling well right now, so just tell her I said hey, and…that I'm sorry." And Kouga sped off.
Sango stood there like a cold stone statue, shaking her head in disbelief, "I can't believe you!"
Sesshomaru remained silent. He really was only being his normal self when he said that about the monk, cold and stubborn.
"Sesshomaru, Miroku was a good man, and you are being completely disrespectful!"
"He was a perverted monk."
Sango's eyes were watering, "He was my husband," she whispered, "Do you really think that I could get over him that quickly? He hasn't even been gone for that long."
"I meant no disrespect."
"Yes, you did, or else you never would have said that."
"Will you not understand?"
"Understand! I guess it's really you who doesn't understand me, Sesshomaru!"
"What do you speak of?"
"Even if I am a demon slayer, I'm still a human you know. I'm not used to this whole 'mated' situation. For me, it feels like we're not even bonded by any kind of commitment at all."
'Sango, I wish we were, but we're not. I would have done it by now, if you weren't so damn self-conscious about your neck and that fake mark,' he thought, "The feeling will pass. I can assure you."
"It's just so much. I mean, my children are kidnapped and my husband dies, then all of a sudden, I have to be with someone else. Don't take it the wrong way, Sesshomaru," she said, "It's just all happened so fast. I wasn't ready for it."
"I must admit, it was rash of me to mark you so soon, but, Sango," Sesshomaru began, "Demons are territorial. It is their nature. That trait runs especially strong in my bloodlines. As a human, I realize that you are not used to such behavior."
"Perhaps…humans and demons were never meant to mix like that."
"No, that is not true. I used to think that way, not anymore. I have you to thank for that, Sango. What is it that you want?"
"I want to be with you," Sango said as she smiled, "But I want to move slowly to build our relationship better. Can you understand that, Sesshomaru?"
"Yes, I shall not pressure you."
"Thank you." They sat down among the pillows in the pit. Her back rested against his chest, and his arms were wrapped loosely around her. Sango put a hand to her stomach and smiled.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Nothing, it's just that…sometimes, I kind of miss being pregnant. Isn't that strange?"
He kissed her temple, "No…So I take it you want to feel that again?"
Sango giggled, "Just like the male species to say something like that. Yes, someday, maybe in six months, maybe a year. I just don't know exactly when. Aside from the morning sickness and the labor and all of that, it's really…kind of nice, being pregnant, I suppose."
"Only a truly good mother would say that. And so you are, Sango. I want you to bear my children, only you." He inhaled her scent.
"Hm, I would be honored," she smiled, "But not just yet."
"Yes, I know. I want to make you feel better, Sango."
"I do feel better just by being around you."
"Good to hear that you are."
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Kagome sat on her bed, staring through the balcony to the outside. She sighed slightly, wondering how she would get InuYasha out of hell. She promised him that she'd do it, but how was another story.
"Kagome."
The miko gasped, "Battousi, what are you doing here!"
"I informed you before that I would speak with you soon."
"I know, but…I'm just…surprised, that's all. And then there's the fact that you startled me."
"Forgive my rudeness but I find now the best time to come, after that meeting."
"The meeting? But you-"
"-Were uninvited, yes, I know. I found that very disrespectful, especially now."
"You mean, now that you're lord of the northern lands?"
"Now that I'm lord of the northern and southern lands."
"What?"
"Lord Yukio of the southern lands has been destroyed. I am to take his place."
"You killed someone else, Battousi! How could you do that! Are you really that thirsty for power?"
"I did not ask you to question my motives, now did I, Kagome? And," he began spitefully, "Yukio has done a great many malicious things, he deserved to die. Just as I do."
"The only person on this earth that I think deserves to die is Naraku!" Kagome said stubbornly.
"Do not contradict me. I deserve to die. But I don't care. I shall live well and if fate is just at all it will punish me later."
"But don't you see it, Battousi? You have the potential to be good, I know you do. You can make up for your crimes, starting now."
"Murder and rape are unforgivable, Kagome," Battousi stated simply, "You know that, and I know that. There are other things that I have done, things you don't know about, that would also justify the fact that I will burn in Hades for my crimes."
"Oh no, I'm afraid to ask. What was it that you did?"
"The villages neighboring these castle grounds are beautiful, are they not?"
"Yeah…" Kagome said cautiously, "What about them?"
"They," he said, "No longer exist."
"You didn't. You couldn't! Battousi! Why! Why did you do that!"
"I wanted to validate my title of 'man slayer'. I went too far."
"The women? And the children?"
"I know it may be foolish of me, but, I could not slay the children."
"It's not foolish at all! And what about the women, huh? Did you kill them right in front of their children's eyes? Did you hear them call out to their parents, crying?"
Battousi looked down, "No, I only killed the men. If I would have killed their mothers, those children would have been as good as dead."
"What is your problem! You're always so nice and sweet, and then you go on a killing rampage!"
"Only with YOU!"
"What's that supposed to mean!"
"I am not brutal when I am with you, that is the only time."
"Well you need to learn to control yourself!"
"I find that quite difficult to do."
"Why!"
He grabbed her wrist, "BECAUSE I HAVE NO HEART!" Battousi's eyes flashed ominously.
Kagome gasped. She hung her head, "I had no idea it was so hard without one. I guess no one really can understand how that feels. I'm sorry, InuYasha." As soon as Kagome realized what she said, her free hand flung up to her mouth, "Oh no!"
"WHAT? WHAT IS MY NAME, KAGOME!"
"Battousi! Don't, my wrist, it hurts!"
"Silence!" He threw her against the wall. "InuYasha," he said in a voice that dripped with hate, "How I despise that half breed." He looked about the room, "Many of your memories of him happened in this very room, did they not?"
Kagome merely cowered against the wall.
"Did they not!" he repeated dangerously.
Kagome nodded her head, "Yes, they did. InuYasha, he proposed to me here."
Battousi's back was to her. He simply said, "I see." And then…he began to tear the room apart from the inside. He ripped the curtains and the sheets. There was a huge gash in the middle of the bed and claw marks on the dresser. He smashed the mirror and threw the chairs against the wall, shattering them into nothing but splinters. The canopy collapsed on top of the bed and everything that was lying around loose was broken or thrown about.
"Battousi, please…no!" Kagome sobbed as she slid down the wall to the floor. "Please stop."
Battousi's shoulders shook with anger. He was glowing red. He turned to face her, and she actually could see what looked something like pain on his face. He put a hand to his chest, "Sometimes I can feel a pain here that makes me think that shall never obtain a heart." He shook his head, "I apologize for startling you." And the man-slayer left.The barrier he put up over the room dissipated.
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"Can you believe the nerve of that bastard!" InuYasha yelled as he looked into his mirror, "But still," he said in an undertone, "I can't believe she actually flirted with him." His ears twitched, "I SWEAR, HE'S GONNA GET HIS! WHO THE HELL DOES HE THINK HE IS, SCARING THE HELL OUT OF HER LIKE THAT!"
"Shush!" Miroku said.
"What the hell is it now, Monk?" InuYasha said angrily, "Are you seeing what's going on right now!"
"Quiet, InuYasha!" Miroku snapped, "I think that I'm almost out of this cage."
"I wouldn't do that if I were you."
"Huh? Who the hell is that!" InuYasha sniffed, but he didn't smell anything. "Oh," he said, "It's that stupid void demon," he stated unenthusiastically. Miroku just continued picking at the lock.
"Naraku wishes for you to be more quiet."
"Well you can tell Naraku to take his wishes and stick them straight up his-"
"Do not pick at the lock, if you do for too long, it will shock you."
"I'll take her word for it," Miroku said, "It isn't beneath Naraku to play such tricks."
"If you promise to be more quiet, I have something for you."
"Heh, is this the most you've ever talked, you baka demon?"
"Very well then, perhaps it was wrong of me," Kanna said.
"What is it that you have?" Miroku asked.
"…."
"I promise that I will be more quiet, but I can't really make this baka over here shut up."
"Why are you being so nice to her!"
"She might have something useful."
"Feh."
Kanna appeared in front of them. In her arms was none other than Sakura.
Miroku smiled warmly, "Sakura… You brought her. But why?"
"She cries for her parents," Kanna answered emotionlessly.
"Do you take care of them?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Naraku commanded me to. Sakura is her name?"
"Yes. Thank you for bringing her here."
"You cannot hold her. She will not fit through the bars."
"I'm glad I got to see her just the same."
'That's weird,' InuYasha thought, 'Any other time that demon doesn't even think for itself; she usually just follows Naraku's orders and that's it. Is this some kind of trick that Naraku cooked up?'
"What about Toshiro?" Miroku asked, "How is he?"
"The other one?" Kanna stated, "But he is not yours, you need not care."
"He's my son as well!" Miroku answered bitterly.
"He cries too… She cries the most," Kanna said lowering her head to Sakura.
"May I see him too, please?" Miroku asked politely.
"No, Naraku will be angry. I will leave now."
"Goodbye, Sakura," Miroku said under his breath. "Tell your brother, that we'll get him out soon."
"Yeah, for sure," InuYasha added.
Kanna stared blankly into space, and then disappeared. 'I don't understand. The other child is not his son. Why does he act that way then?'
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Kagura watched as Kanna carried a baby to inside the room and placed her next to her brother. "Where did you just go, Kanna?"
"I brought the child…I brought her to her father, just for a moment."
"Naraku won't be very pleased with that, you realize."
"I know. But they kept crying…"
"Naraku doesn't care, Kanna. He doesn't even care whether those children live or die. He just keeps them around in case they became useful to him." Kagura shook her head, frustrated, "Why am I even talking to you? Naraku makes you act like his puppet. It wasn't until just now that I realized you could make your own choices."
"I don't want to go back to being inside Naraku," Kanna said, "You shouldn't betray him either, or you will go back there yourself."
"Thanks for the warning, but I'll pass."
"Kagura, what are you going to do?"
"I'm not going to tell the likes of you, Kanna. Sorry, but you're just too close to Naraku."
"I understand…Sister."
"Don't call me that." With that, Kagura left the room. She turned the corner, 'Kanna,' she thought, 'You shouldn't allow Naraku to manipulate you like that! I'm not going to let him do that to me anymore! I will break free! There's only one person who can help me…' Battousi came to Kagura's mind. 'He will help me, he must, he doesn't have a choice!'
"You wish to see me?" a voice spoke into her ear.
Kagura gasped, "Battousi? You came!"
"You called out for me, did you not?"
"I did, but…I never expected you to come."
"You thought I was busy, because of that mirror. I am finished now."
"You mean, you didn't…."
"Not ever again, Kagura. Never will I do that again. You need not worry."
"It's not just that, I thought that Kagome would have given in to you by now."
"Am I really that easy to give in to?"
Kagura looked up at him, "I believe that you are," she said softly.
"The reason you called me here was so that I could assist you," Battousi stated, avoiding the subject.
"It is. Will you help free me from Naraku's grasp?"
"You've attempted this before, have you not? It is foolish to try to do the same thing twice."
"Battousi, I don't want you to kill Naraku, I just want you to stop him from looking in on me when I'm trying to betray him. I want to be a spy."
"I see…"
"Well, can you do it? Can you?"
"Do not be so impatient. Very well, Kagura, I shall assist you."
Kagura smiled slightly and blushed, "I'm so happy, that I could kiss you."
"Refrain from doing so. I shall depart, farewell," And Battousi was gone.
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Sango fell asleep in Sesshomaru's arms. He held her, and watched her sleep…
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Sango, if you will not allow me to mark you, at least I do not have to lie to you completely. I can still make you mine without marking you. As soon as you are ready, you and I shall be one.
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Yeah, I know, that was kind of a crappy chapter. I guess something just tells me I could've done better with it. Please review if you can, thanks a lot. I don't think I'll be about to get another chapter out for another couple of weeks, so HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE! See you in 2005! (Maybe before, I'm not sure yet)
Liebe,
Sesshomaru is Mine/Abbey
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Preview of the next chapter:
"Sesshomaru, you're acting so strange. Aren't you going to get up?"
"No, Sango, I'm not."
She gasped and put a hand to her mouth, "Sesshomaru….you're on one knee!"
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Next Chapter:
The Problem With the Proposal
TTFN!
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